The major projects of Metsähallitus include planning of management of wide areas and developing nature conservation and nature tourism. The management plans are regularly updated together with the public and stakeholders.

Metsähallitus´s Parks & Wildlife Finland unit benefits from financing from the European Union and takes part in several co-operation projects.

Threatened Plants

Metsähallitus is responsible for conservation, management and monitoring of species on the areas which it manages. In addition, Metsähallitus has the national responsibility of promoting conservation and organising monitoring of certain threatened species, or species which are mentioned in the Habitats Directive.

The plant species which Metsähallitus has extended responsibility for: